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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nascimento Silva Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Leo Sayer-You Make Me Feel Like Dancing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
30
193 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helppo Heikki! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heikki throws a right and a left that both miss. Nascimento Silva Jr stuns Heikki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Heikki cracks Nascimento Silva Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Heikki's shoulder, as Heikki tries to avoid the shot. Nascimento Silva Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a right hand that Heikki ducks under and follows up with a left that Heikki also avoids with ease. A big right from Nascimento Silva Jr misses. Heikki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikki. Heikki has Nascimento Silva Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikki looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heikki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Heikki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heikki blocks a body shot from Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr scores with a nice hook to the head. Heikki lands with a short head shot on the inside. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento Silva Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr tries a body shot but Heikki blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Heikki. A short body shot lands from Nascimento Silva Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Heikki takes a shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heikki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heikki misses with the head strike.
Heikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr throws a head punch that misses. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Heikki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nascimento Silva Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Heikki has a couple of punches blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Heikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heikki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heikki.
Heikki working aggressively here.
Heikki prevents the takedown attempt.
Heikki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nascimento Silva Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short uppercut from Heikki. Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heikki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Nascimento Silva Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Heikki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. A head punch on the inside from Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heikki misses with a punch to the body.
Heikki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nascimento Silva Jr backwards. Heikki misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikki misses with some punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heikki prevents a body shot from Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento Silva Jr landing knees to the head.
It looks like Helppo Heikki has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nascimento Silva Jr has Heikki pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nascimento Silva Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Heikki tumbling to the mat - Nascimento Silva Jr dives into Heikki's guard. Heikki is breathing heavily. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Heikki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a big right hand that misses. Heikki keeping full guard, as Nascimento Silva Jr tries to pass. Nascimento Silva Jr trying to control but Heikki is working from the bottom. Nascimento Silva Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Heikki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Nascimento Silva Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Nascimento Silva Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heikki is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr dominated that round. The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Nascimento Silva Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Heikki finds it's way through Nascimento Silva Jr's defenses. Nascimento Silva Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nascimento Silva Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikki. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a jab when Heikki was well out of range. Nascimento Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Heikki is out of range. Heikki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr. A big left from Heikki misses. Heikki throws a hook to the side of Nascimento Silva Jr's head but Nascimento Silva Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Heikki scores with a jab to the head.
Heikki throws the left hand but Nascimento Silva Jr avoids the punch easily. Nascimento Silva Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Heikki scores with a decent looking hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nascimento Silva Jr throws out a loose jab but Heikki uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round. Heikki pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Heikki slips a straight right by Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr connects with a crisp jab. Heikki motions for Nascimento Silva Jr to come forward. Heikki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Heikki moves away from the strike by Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nascimento Silva Jr gets tackled into the cage by Heikki. Heikki maintains the clinch. Heikki is defending well against a takedown attempt. Heikki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow. Heikki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heikki backwards. Heikki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Heikki is trying to maintain a safe position but Nascimento Silva Jr gets an underhook and turns Heikki into the cage. A head punch on the inside from Heikki fails to land. Nascimento Silva Jr pushes Heikki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heikki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nascimento Silva Jr's elbow. Heikki blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heikki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikki backwards. Heikki misses with a hook from the clinch. Nascimento Silva Jr has Heikki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Heikki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Heikki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook to the side of the head. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook to the side of the head. Nascimento Silva Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heikki.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a right hand. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with some punches.
Heikki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Heikki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nascimento Silva Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikki. Nascimento Silva Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Heikki working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heikki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heikki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki can't get the takedown.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a body punch in the clinch. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento Silva Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Helppo Heikki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Nascimento Silva Jr lands an elbow just above Heikki 's eye. Heikki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to control Heikki's arms but Heikki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nascimento Silva Jr has his back to the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a short punch on the inside. Nascimento Silva Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nascimento Silva Jr working aggressively here.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands a left hand.
Heikki lands an uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heikki or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr tries a knee to the head but Heikki blocks it.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Heikki blocks a body shot from Nascimento Silva Jr. Nascimento Silva Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heikki lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nascimento Silva Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikki uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikki uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nascimento Silva Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikki uses good head movement to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nascimento Silva Jr blocks an uppercut.
Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heikki is defending well for now. Heikki misses with the head strike.
A short right from Heikki. A head punch on the inside from Nascimento Silva Jr fails to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Heikki tried to score with a low kick but Nascimento Silva Jr checks it. Nascimento Silva Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nascimento Silva Jr missing with a left hand there. Heikki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Heikki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Nascimento Silva Jr looks to land a combination but Heikki avoids it well. Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jab by Heikki. Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a straight right. Heikki leaves Nascimento Silva Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Heikki loads up on a big right hand but Nascimento Silva Jr slips the punch. Nascimento Silva Jr keeps the fight on the outside. Nascimento Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Heikki. Heikki throws a leg kick but Nascimento Silva Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely. Nascimento Silva Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Heikki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jab, jab by Heikki - just one landing. Heikki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nascimento Silva Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heikki sprawls well. Heikki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nascimento Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A nice combination there by Nascimento Silva Jr.
Heikki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento Silva Jr momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nascimento Silva Jr manages to avoid it. Nascimento Silva Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Heikki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Heikki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heikki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nascimento Silva Jr. Eduardo Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heikki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Heikki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nascimento Silva Jr momentarily.
Heikki swings widly with a right hand
and Nascimento Silva Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Heikki misses with an uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Heikki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nascimento Silva Jr avoids it really well and circles away. Nascimento Silva Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Heikki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Nascimento Silva Jr lands with a right hand. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Heikki counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Nascimento Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Heikki moves out of range. Nascimento Silva Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Heikki scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Nascimento Silva Jr. Heikki does a little dance to reset his feet. Some wild striking there from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nascimento Silva Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nascimento Silva Jr staying out of range there. Heikki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nascimento Silva Jr.
Nascimento Silva Jr misses with a wild combination.
Nascimento Silva Jr moves out of range of the strikes. Heikki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Heikki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Heikki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Nascimento Silva Jr is looking to get to half guard. Heikki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heikki working Nascimento Silva Jr over with strikes here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nascimento Silva Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Heikki cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Heikki unloading with bombs! Nascimento Silva Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Heikki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nascimento Silva Jr's face.
Heikki working the ground and pound effectively.
Nascimento Silva Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heikki with a couple of short strikes. Helppo Heikki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice elbow there by Heikki.
Nascimento Silva Jr is rocked! Heikki breaks from Nascimento Silva Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow. Nascimento Silva Jr is still in real trouble! Can Heikki finish him? Heikki lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Nascimento Silva Jr! Heikki sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Nascimento Silva Jr and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Helppo Heikki! Helppo Heikki is the new middleweight champion! Our winner, Helppo Heikki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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